SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120105

• Record No: CB 120105
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120105
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/16/2021
• Ordinance No: Ord 126422
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Police Department; banning the ownership, purchase, rent, storage, or use of less lethal weapons; and amending Section 3.28.146 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo, 3. Presentation, 4. Amendment 1 (right of action), 5. Amendment 2 (right of action), 6. Amendment 3 (pepperball launchers), 7. Signed Ordinance 126422, 8. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2021	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/27/2021	2	Mayor	returned
8/27/2021	2	Mayor	returned unsigned
8/20/2021	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/16/2021	2	City Council	passed	Pass
7/13/2021	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	pass as amended	Pass
6/22/2021	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	discussed
6/21/2021	1	City Council	referred
6/16/2021	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/16/2021	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Police Department; banning the ownership, purchase, rent, storage, or use of less lethal weapons; and amending Section 3.28.146 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

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WHEREAS, in 2020, tens of thousands of community members joined mass demonstrations in Seattle in support of black lives and against police violence; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to these protests against police violence with devices designed to cause severe discomfort and/or pain, including tear gas, pepper spray and explosive devices such as blast balls and stun grenades; and
WHEREAS, Seattle's Office of Professional Accountability reported on June 3, 2020 that it had received 15,000 complaints of police misconduct related to SPD's response to these protests; and
WHEREAS, studies into the impacts of policing at protests have determined that escalating force by police at protests leads to increasing violence; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance 126102 banning the ownership, purchase, rent, storage, or use of crowd control weapons, defined as kinetic impact projectiles, chemical irritants, acoustic weapons, directed energy weapons, water cannons, disorientation devices, ultrasonic cannons, or any other device that is designed to be used on multiple individuals for crowd control and is designed to cause pain or discomfort; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2020, the Honorable Judge James L. Robart of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington imposed a temporary restraining order against enactment of Ordinance 126102, expressing concern that "by removing all forms of less lethal crowd control weapons from virtually all police encounters, the Directive and the CCW Ordinance will not increase public safety," and asked the Office of Police Accountability, the Community Police Commission, and the Office of the Inspect...